Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-30
FLOGGED By WOMEN.
The Manager OF n Female Minstrel
combination Badly Used Up.
ALBANY Journal.

ALBANY Journal
The manager of female minstrel
combination was ANONYMOUSLY logged
this morning in the Palatine-Bridge de-
POT by eight women and his leading
song ambulance artist. The much
abused manager, whose name IS Clark,
has been playing his combination to
thin houses, and he had to strain every
point to keep from STANDING 1t was
thought the announcement that female
mlnstrels would disport themselves in
busting country towns would result In
a financial success aud tide the company
over any reverses that might be encoun-
tered. However, Manager Clark, whoisa
little man with a conventional theatre
managers head OF ample size, failed to
pay Leading SODg-and-Dance Artist
Gallagher his salary. At the cOnclu-
sion Of the performance at Wagner
Opera Hall at Canajoharie Saturday
night the artists back salary aggre-
gated 1927. The female Ministries did
not attract a crowded house Mt Canajo-
halie, as anything below the mediocre
in the dramatic or minstrclsy line
is not appreciated in that town. Gala
CHER and his wife were enra9el at the
prospect of a transforming season,
and when it was announced at the
Palatine- Bridge station that Manager
Clark did not have funds sufficient to
pay the car fare of his troupe to Johns
town Gallagher and his wife pounced
wildly upon him, knocking him down
and stamping upon him with their feet.
CLARK called piteously for help and de-
manded an opportunity to make an ex-
PLANTATION. His cries were drowned IN
the shrieks and dramatic explosives Of
seven Infatuated female minstrels who
joined Mr.. Gallagher in the assault
upon CLARK. -Four of the rivals OF the
knights Of burnt cork caught the man
ager, who felt keenly the humiliation
of being logged by his female min
strcls, by the legs and held him up,
while Gallagher and the others rained
blows upon his back and breast and
kicked him numerically. Then one Of
the viragos picked up a wrought-iron
music-stsnd and struck Clark stunning
blow in the face.
The excitement was intense. The
ticket agent closed and locked the win
dows and doors leading to her office. A
lady traveller shouted "Murder" and
several station-hands who were en-
doayoring TO rescge Clark were hustled
into a corner by the maddened players.
Everything was in confusion about the
station when the Utica accommodation
arlived.
Conductor James Brothers, on being
told that a man was being beaten to
death in the ladies' wating-room,
rushed in ard brought the bleeding
iolm Of Clark ont upon the platform.
Conductor Brothers Is good all-rsUnd
athlete. He threw Clarks assail-
ats aLout ike 50 many manikins.
1he unfortunate managers face WAS
bleeding from numerous cuts and ugly
wounds. He was placed in the bag
gage car, and DR.. Frank Buckbee
sewed up the cuts in his face and ban
daged his wounds When Clark was
bought from the depot, with blood
dripping from MS lace upon MS ClOtnes
and besmearing his ears and face, he
looked as if be had been working in
satisfactory when dynamite bomb
lad exploded.
The statement that Clark did not have
funds sufficient TO deiray the travelling
expenses of the company to Johnstovn
proved to be a canard, as tho tickets for
every member of his company were
subsequently found upon bis person. 1t
appears one of the minstrel band stated
III joking way that the company was
stranded, and that Clark could not get
them ont of town. The Gallaghers
heard the statement, and in passion
assaulted Clark, believing the remark
TO be true. Clark will probably recover,
and it is thought hs will bring suit TO
recover damages of his asSailants.